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How to Fix “Your chat settings prevent you from sending messages” in Roblox

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Are you getting a “Your chat settings prevent you from sending messages” error in Roblox?

If so, you won’t be able to see the chat and communicate with others in Roblox.

Roblox has multiple methods of communication—private message, in-app text chat, and text chat.

To use them, you need to enable communication in your privacy settings.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to fix “Your chat settings prevent you from sending messages” in Roblox on PC, Xbox, PS4, and PS5.

How to fix “Your chat settings prevent you from sending messages” in Roblox

Your chat settings prevent you from sending messages

To fix “Your chat settings prevent you from sending messages” in Roblox, you need to disable account restrictions.

After you’ve disabled it, you need to enable communication and allow everyone to text chat with you.

Step 1: Disable account restrictions

  1. Go to roblox.com/login and log in to your Roblox account.
  2. Click on the settings icon on the top right.
  3. Settings > Privacy > Account Restrictions.
  4. Disable “Account Restrictions”.

Note: If account restrictions are already disabled, you can skip this step.

Step 2: Enable communication

  1. Go to roblox.com/login and log in to your Roblox account.
  2. Click on the settings icon on the top right.
  3. Settings > Privacy > Communication.
  4. Set “Communication” to “Default”.

Note #1: To communicate with others in Roblox in an experience, make sure to set “Who can text chat with me?” to “Everyone”.

Note #2: Once you’ve set this, you need to restart the experience to fix the “Your chat settings prevent you from sending messages” error and communicate with others.

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